Dnepr M-72
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The M-72 was a
R12. As a result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
, the necessary legal, political and economic procedures were in place for BMW to provide the design, tooling and training for the manufacture of the motorcycle and military sidecar.
History
The M-72 was intended to be built at three factories located in
MMZ factory in Moscow produced any complete motorcycles prior to the German invasion in 1941 and commencement of the Eastern Front
.
Then, the Moscow factory was moved east to the town of
GMZ). During the war, motorcycles were produced at both factories. However, all sidecars for both the M-72 and Lend-Lease
bikes were produced at Gorky only.
In 1952, 500 M-72 engines were shipped from the IMZ to the KMZ factory in Kyiv to produce their first batch of M-72s. KMZ produced the M-72 until 1956. A closely related model, the M-72N, was produced later.
In 1957, the Soviets sold the M-72 production line to the
People's Republic of China. The IMZ plant supplied M-72s to China up to the transfer of the production line in 1957 and continued to supply parts to China until 1960. Production continued in China through the mid-1980s. The M-72's current descendant is the CJ750 of the Chang Jiang
series.
Design
M-72 motorcycles were predominantly produced with a sidecar attached, although some solos made appearances for escort duties and the like.
M-72 were produced at IMZ in Irbit from 1942 until 1955. A subsequent model, the M-72M was produced from 1955 until 1960.
See also
Notes
- ^ Мотоцикл М-72. Инструкция по уходу и эксплуатации [M-72 motorcycle, instructions for care and operation], Kyiv: Машгиз, Украинское отделение, 1964
References
- Энциклопедия Мотоциклов. Фирмы. Модели. Конструкции. - За Рулем - Москва (2003)
- "Entsiklopediya Mototsiklov. Firmi. Modeli. Konstruktsii.", Za Rulem, Moscow (2003).
- "Encyclopaedia of Motorcycles. Firms. Models. Manufacturers. Za Rulem, Moscow (2003). ISBN 5-85907-340-2
- Historie der M-72 und ihrer Nachfolger. J.Pevsner und R. Rodenkirchen; Motorrad-Classic Heft 2/2000.
- Pevsner, J.; Rodenkirchen, R. (2000), "History of the M-72 and its successors.", Motorcycle-Classic, no. 2
External links
Media related to IMZ M-72 at Wikimedia Commons
